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. >> reporter: as for what drove tamerlan? his younger brother claims it was hatred of america. >> he may have been angry about other things, about the status of his life. but he increasingly turned to jihadism, was radicalized, because among other things, u.s. foreign policy decisions overseas and that especially afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: what the younger brother is reported to be saying is consistent with what we heard in the neighborhood about the older brother tamerlan and his disgust with things american and christian. >> he said the bike is a cheap copy off the koran. he said most american wars are excused off the bible. >> reporter: and it also emerged there might be a link to an unsolved murder two years ago. prosecutors said monday that they are investigating whether tamerlan was involved in the brutal murder of three young men, one of whom was his roommate. the three were found with their throats slashed, covered in marijuana and cash. federal agents have been looking at the six-month trip tamerlan took last
. >> reporter: as for what drove tamerlan? his younger brother claims it was hatred of america. >> he may have been angry about other things, about the status of his life. but he increasingly turned to jihadism, was radicalized, because among other things, u.s. foreign policy decisions overseas and that especially afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: what the younger brother is reported to be saying is consistent with what we heard in the neighborhood about the older brother...
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tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore, god says no alcohol. a muslim, he says there are no values anymore and worries that people can't control themselves. one ing, these pictures are apparently from 2010. we keep saying he's been here five years. if that's from about 2010 he's probably been here in the united states about eight years, traveling back as you said to russia last year which i did ask that official about and what that meant, but he was a very will skilled boxer, very skilled and went to this gym all of the time and was trying to be in the olympics. the pictures are from a magazine called "the comment," the graduate student magazine at the boston university college of communications and the headline for these photographs is "will box for passport. an olympic drive to become a united states citizen." the coach said he was good enough to be pro and was good enough to be pro and you asked about the official about the six months in russia and any indication and whether they're learning about it now? >> that's the exact kind of thing th
tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore, god says no alcohol. a muslim, he says there are no values anymore and worries that people can't control themselves. one ing, these pictures are apparently from 2010. we keep saying he's been here five years. if that's from about 2010 he's probably been here in the united states about eight years, traveling back as you said to russia last year which i did ask that official about and what that meant, but he was a very will skilled boxer, very...
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tamerlan spent six months in dagestan. relatives say he visited chechnya, also home to islamist militants three times, to visit family and choosing to fly home from the chechen capital. younger brother, dzhokar, was going to visit in may. his father is praying for him to survive. so he can tell us what really happened, he said. kirit radia, abc news, dagestan. >>> the younger brother, the surviving suspect, is being treated in the same hospaln bost a of the bombing victims themselves. tonight, 52 of the injured are still in hospitals around the city of boston. let's not let their stories be overshadowed. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: heroism captured in a photo. a man carrying a wounded woman moments after the marathon bombing. this is them today. caitlin case tells us her story from her hospital room. the friend who saved her life, leo, at her bedside. when you look at that incredible picture, of him carrying you away, what goes through your mind? >> god had angels watching me that day. >> reporter: caitlin was w
tamerlan spent six months in dagestan. relatives say he visited chechnya, also home to islamist militants three times, to visit family and choosing to fly home from the chechen capital. younger brother, dzhokar, was going to visit in may. his father is praying for him to survive. so he can tell us what really happened, he said. kirit radia, abc news, dagestan. >>> the younger brother, the surviving suspect, is being treated in the same hospaln bost a of the bombing victims themselves....
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how the fbi, which interviewed tamerlan in 2011, lost track of him. what we have learned, the fbi database did not catch that trip to russia, that important trip where he reportedly became radicalized. officials here in washington say his name was misspelled on a flight manifest and fell through the cracks. they're determined to prevent that from happening again. john and diana? >> devin dwyer from washington. thank you. >>> another person who may be able to shed some light on the plot, the older brother's widow. the fbi wants to question katherine russell and her attorney. a meeting is being arranged. so far, she says she had no idea about her husband's deadly plot. and investigators are looking at whether tamerlan was involved in the brutal murder of three young men in 2011. one of whom was his roommate. the three young men were found with their throats slashed. >>> authorities in canada have foiled a plot to unleash terror on hundreds of unsuspecting train passengers. two men under arrest for planning the attack were allegedly getting direction and
how the fbi, which interviewed tamerlan in 2011, lost track of him. what we have learned, the fbi database did not catch that trip to russia, that important trip where he reportedly became radicalized. officials here in washington say his name was misspelled on a flight manifest and fell through the cracks. they're determined to prevent that from happening again. john and diana? >> devin dwyer from washington. thank you. >>> another person who may be able to shed some light on...
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tamerlan came here to renew his passport. the aunt says he stayed to train as a boxer. she said he prayed at the mosque on fridays but denied they fought over religion. we would debate with him. but not fighting. tamerlan spent six months and visited chechnya three times to visit family and also choosing to fly home from the chechen capital. younger brother, dzhokhar was expected to visit, in may. his uncle is praying for him to survive. so he can tell us what really happened, he said. abc news, dagestan. >>> it's been nearly a week now since the twin bomb blasts at the boston marathon. more than 180 people were wounded in the attack. right now we believe 52 are still hospitalized. three are in critical condition. one of them is a transport, transit officer in boston, and his name is richard donahue. the 33-year-old was severely wounded in the early friday shootout with the bombing suspects. >> all right, everybody really wants to get some type of normalcy, some routine in boston. will slowly start reopening. it will be a couple days before it gets totally back to the c
tamerlan came here to renew his passport. the aunt says he stayed to train as a boxer. she said he prayed at the mosque on fridays but denied they fought over religion. we would debate with him. but not fighting. tamerlan spent six months and visited chechnya three times to visit family and also choosing to fly home from the chechen capital. younger brother, dzhokhar was expected to visit, in may. his uncle is praying for him to survive. so he can tell us what really happened, he said. abc...
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tamerlan tsarnaev. number two on the loose, a fugitive right now, believed to be armed and dangerous, described as a terrorist, he was caught on camera last night, he's been on the loose for several hours and all of boston, the entire city of boston surrounding suburbs in lockdown right now. >> that's right. abc news just spoke to those boys' father, he is in shock and implores his son to himself up. he told abc news, he said that he think his sons were set up and he said they were very nice kids, never touched explosives and never learned how to handle weapons. he said that his younger son is on the run and in hiding because he's also afraid, words from his father. never saw indication at all atwas capable of violence. we're reminded by brad garrett, our fbi specialing at, often these terrorist lead double lives. we begin with chief investigative brian ross, on the ground, all through the night in watertown, brian, a night of gunfire, bombs, police hunting down the terrorists right now. >> reporter: in
tamerlan tsarnaev. number two on the loose, a fugitive right now, believed to be armed and dangerous, described as a terrorist, he was caught on camera last night, he's been on the loose for several hours and all of boston, the entire city of boston surrounding suburbs in lockdown right now. >> that's right. abc news just spoke to those boys' father, he is in shock and implores his son to himself up. he told abc news, he said that he think his sons were set up and he said they were very...
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russell is now a single parent to the 3-year-old daughter she had with tamerlan. her attorney says she didn't know her husband was a bombing suspect until she saw it on television. >> we are learning more about russell's husband and growing dissatisfaction with mainstream religion. three months before the marathon bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev, visited a cambridge mosque and shouted out after the speaker compared the prophet muhammad with martin luther king jr. in his first interview, he tells abc news how the congregation reacted. >> they just straight up shouted at him that, you need to leave, you know, so he stepped out of the sermon. after the sermon and prayers were done, some of the leaders of the center sat down with him and said, listen, you have a clear choice. either you're silent from now on during the sermons or you're not going to be welcome here. >> he says that wasn't tamerlan's only outburst. another time, he loudly objected when a speaker said it was appropriate to celebrate thanksgiving the same way one would celebrate the birthday of the prophet.
russell is now a single parent to the 3-year-old daughter she had with tamerlan. her attorney says she didn't know her husband was a bombing suspect until she saw it on television. >> we are learning more about russell's husband and growing dissatisfaction with mainstream religion. three months before the marathon bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev, visited a cambridge mosque and shouted out after the speaker compared the prophet muhammad with martin luther king jr. in his first interview, he...
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a chechen rebel leader who's video tamerlan posted online. here the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents, that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker all found from an al qaeda online magazine. >> it suggests people are getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and targeting the united states. >> reporter: in russia today, the mother of the brothers tsarnaev, who first encouraged her older son. she was defiant in claiming their innocence. >> my son was muslim! >> reporter: in her first on-camera, interview, she said her sons were being set up. >> what happened is a terrible thing, but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it, i am mother. >> the parents are talking about coming to boston to see their surviving son and claim the body of the dead one. if the mother comes, she could face arrest for failing to show up in court in boston last year, on charges she shoplifted $1,600 worth
a chechen rebel leader who's video tamerlan posted online. here the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents, that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker all found from an al qaeda online magazine. >> it suggests people are getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and targeting the united states. >> reporter: in russia today, the mother of the...
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. >> lots of questions that tamerlan, the older brother, had been questioned before by the fbi, in 2011, at the request of the russian government. >> well, that's right. but, think about this, george, there are hundreds of thousands of young adults in this country that visit extremist islamic websites, he was one of them, so the question is, what line do you draw that we continue the investigation? or do we go and interview, make a decision on other intelligence that were not going to pursue an active case against him? >> you're already seeing some congressmen, peter king, criticizing, saying this was a missed opportunity. >> that's great to say. but when you have literally hundreds of thousands of people you want to keep track of, you want to prioritize. they're going to miss one every once in a while. when you approach them, when you interview them or do their background, they may not have radicalized to the level of what we saw on monday. >> going to websites wouldn't be enough? >> absolutely not. >> the older brother went back to russia in 2012, was there for several months. we know
. >> lots of questions that tamerlan, the older brother, had been questioned before by the fbi, in 2011, at the request of the russian government. >> well, that's right. but, think about this, george, there are hundreds of thousands of young adults in this country that visit extremist islamic websites, he was one of them, so the question is, what line do you draw that we continue the investigation? or do we go and interview, make a decision on other intelligence that were not going...
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tamerlan is also the father of a 3-year-old daughter, i am told. amzort moved back and lived in massachusetts for ten years and moved back to russia for health reasons. he did tell me, george, that he did speak with both of his sons, of course, these are his words, not mine, tell you what he told me. police said he spoke with both of his sons following the bombings in boston on monday, monday evening. he asked them if they were there in the vicinity. they said no, they don't attend such things much they were very calm. no reason for him to assume they were somehow involved. he also said they had no involvement with any organizations, very calm, very bright students focused a lot on schoolwork. didn't have many friends outside of school. tamerlan, his elder son is married, has a 3-year-old daughter and also told me amzort has two more daughters who live in new york. so that's what we know right now. he has not spoken with dzhokhar but he had a message he would like me to convey to him if dzhokhar happens to be watching and that to give himself up. c
tamerlan is also the father of a 3-year-old daughter, i am told. amzort moved back and lived in massachusetts for ten years and moved back to russia for health reasons. he did tell me, george, that he did speak with both of his sons, of course, these are his words, not mine, tell you what he told me. police said he spoke with both of his sons following the bombings in boston on monday, monday evening. he asked them if they were there in the vicinity. they said no, they don't attend such things...